What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 24, 2003, at 20:12 cdst, a Socata tbm 700B, N705QD, crashed one-half mile short of runway 18, at Brookley field located in Mobile, Alabama. According to an air traffic controller on duty at the time of the crash, the pilot reported that he had a "runway engine" and stated that he was shutting the engine down. One minute later during the approach, the pilot stated that he did not think that he was going to make it to the airport. The air traffic controller then told the pilot that the emergency vehicles were on their way. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot received fatal injuries. The preliminary investigation of the wreckage site revealed that the airplane had collided with a telephone pole 38 feet above the ground. The pile ripped off five feet of the right wing inboard from the tip, causing the plane to flip over and crash. The airplane hit the ground inverted and traveled about 487 feet before coming to a stop. Examination of the airplane revealed that it had been consumed by post-crash fire from the engine firewall aft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 24, 2003, AT 20:12 CDST, A SOCATA TBM 700B, N705QD, CRASHED ONE-HALF MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 18, AT BROOKLEY FIELD LOCATED IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. ACCORDING TO AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ON DUTY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A "RUNWAY ENGINE" AND STATED THAT HE WAS SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN. ONE MINUTE LATER DURING THE APPROACH, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER THEN TOLD THE PILOT THAT THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE ON THEIR WAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE 38 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILE RIPPED OFF FIVE FEET OF THE RIGHT WING INBOARD FROM THE TIP, CAUSING THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER AND CRASH. THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND INVERTED AND TRAVELED ABOUT 487 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT IT HAD BEEN CONSUMED BY POST-CRASH FIRE FROM THE ENGINE FIREWALL AFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.